2011 Municipal Study - City of Brantford

Municipal Study 2011Taxes and Water and Wastewater Costs as a Percentage of IncomeA comparison was made earlier in the report of relative property tax burdens and water/wastewatercosts on comparable properties. This section of the report provides a comparison of the allocation ofgross income to fund municipal services on a typical household in each municipality.The approach used to calculate taxes as a percentage of income was to compare the average incomein a municipality from the 2011 Financial Post Canadian Demographics against the tax burden on atypical home in the municipality using average dwelling values (2011 MPAC data) and applying the2011 residential tax rates for each municipality.A comparison was also made with the inclusion of water and wastewater costs on a typical Residentialproperty. This assumed an average annual consumption of 250m 3 .Taxes as a % of Income325